Aurora Aksnes, known simply as Aurora, is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and record producer. Regarded as one of the biggest artists from Norway, she was born in Stavanger and raised in the towns of Høle and Os, and began writing her first songs and learning dance at the age of six. After some of her songs were uploaded online and became popular in Norway, she signed a recording contract with Petroleum Records, Decca and Glassnote Records in 2014.